deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈde-pyə-ˌtīz 
deputized; deputizing
: to appoint as deputy
: to act as deputy
Examples of deputize in a Sentence
I deputize for the newspaper's editor on the weekends.
he deputized a local citizen to take charge of the situation while he went for reinforcements
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The department has also deputized employees at the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Justice to help with immigration enforcement.
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Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
Formerly Texas' border czar, Banks also cited the Trump administration's deployment of additional troops to the southern border and a decision to deputize Texas National Guard soldiers as immigration officers, to help Border Patrol agents in the field.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025
Trump has also deputized his head of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, to scrutinize top news networks over tone of coverage; diversity, equity and inclusion policies; and other issues.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
No president in history has unilaterally shuttered an agency formally enshrined in law — let alone deputized his wealthiest donor, Elon Musk, to carry out that task in his name with little oversight or accountability.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
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Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
Formerly Texas' border czar, Banks also cited the Trump administration's deployment of additional troops to the southern border and a decision to deputize Texas National Guard soldiers as immigration officers, to help Border Patrol agents in the field.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025
Trump has also deputized his head of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, to scrutinize top news networks over tone of coverage; diversity, equity and inclusion policies; and other issues.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
No president in history has unilaterally shuttered an agency formally enshrined in law — let alone deputized his wealthiest donor, Elon Musk, to carry out that task in his name with little oversight or accountability.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deputize. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈdep-yə-ˌtīz
deputized; deputizing
1
: to appoint as deputy
2
: to act as deputy
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deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈde-pyə-ˌtīz
deputized; deputizing
: to appoint as deputy
: to act as deputy
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